September 11 Commission Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the 9/11 Commission, whose report was released on July 22, 2004. Facts The Commission was…
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Abortion anecdote from DeSantis at GOP debate is more complex than he made it sound
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, CHRISTINE FERNANDO and ALI SWENSON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — During last week’s Republican presidential debate,…
Continue ReadingNearly 170 rescued Senegalese migrants returned after Mauritania refused to take them in
By ZANE IRWIN Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Nearly 170 migrants have returned to Senegal after spending almost a week in limbo on a…
Continue ReadingRetired Giants catcher Buster Posey goes back to school to complete his degree from Florida State
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Retired San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey is working to complete his college…
Continue ReadingSenate GOP leader Mitch McConnell appears to freeze up again, this time at a Kentucky event
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell appeared to briefly freeze up and was unable to…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania men charged with trafficking homemade ‘ghost guns,’ silencers
HATFIELD, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a man who trafficked “ghost guns” and silencers he assembled at his home in a Philadelphia suburb has been…
Continue ReadingMcConnell appears to freeze while speaking with reporters in Kentucky
By Morgan Rimmer and Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared to freeze for about 30 seconds on Wednesday while…
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C.O. Irrigation District launches ‘Make Every Drop Count’ campaign to encourage responsible water use, conservation
– The Central Oregon Irrigation District has unveiled a campaign focused on increasing awareness about responsible irrigation practices and…
Continue ReadingChina objects as US approves military aid to Taiwan under program aimed at sovereign nations
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — China has lashed out at the United States, saying a U.S. military transfer to Taiwan is a…
Continue ReadingMissouri Republican seeks exceptions to near-total abortion ban, including for rape and incest cases
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri Republican wants exceptions to the state’s near-total abortion ban.…
Continue ReadingRussia and North Korea ‘actively advancing’ in arms deal negotiations, says US
By Sam Fossum and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Russia and North Korea are “actively advancing” their negotiations over a potential arms deal…
Continue ReadingJournalist for top Polish paper allegedly denied medication in Belarusian prison
YURAS KARMANAU TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A representative of the Polish community in Belarus says a former correspondent for a top Polish newspaper…
Continue ReadingEx-Catholic Cardinal McCarrick, age 93, found unfit to stand trial on teen sex abuse charges
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — The once-powerful Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick will not stand trial on charges…
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Oregon auditors say state needs to raise awareness of Extreme Risk Protection Orders to curb gun violence
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The State of Oregon needs to do more to make Oregonians aware of an important tool to reduce incidents of gun violence,…
Continue ReadingRevelers hurl tomatoes at each other and streets awash in red pulp in Spanish town’s Tomatina party
By ALBERTO SAIZ Associated Press BUÑOL, Spain (AP) — Some 15,000 people, including many tourists, have pasted each other with tomatoes in…
Continue ReadingCorrection: Offshore Wind-Gulf of Mexico story
In a story published August 29, 2023, about a lease of federal offshore waters for wind power development in the Gulf of Mexico, The Associated Press…
Continue ReadingOpponents of Nebraska plan to use public money for private school tuition seek ballot initiative
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press Nebraska voters could decide next year whether to use taxpayer money to fund private school tuition scholarships…
Continue ReadingCrown hires ‘Big Little Lies’ publisher Amy Einhorn to boost its fiction program
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The editor of such best-selling novels as Liane Moriarty’s “Big Little Lies” and Kathryn…
Continue ReadingHurricane Franklin cranks past Bermuda as a Category 2 storm
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The outer bands of Hurricane Franklin are lashing Bermuda as the Category 2 storm charges past the island located in…
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UO study will test microbes on produce from gardens vs. stores
The journey that your fruits and veggies take to get to your plate might affect the beneficial microbes they bring…
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